I... prefer to be sad?

Hey, I am sorry to hear about your having depression... I have depression to, And the first thing I will tell you is that It helps enormous to sleep, I sleep like 9-10 houres every day and It does everything easier. I know what you mean by not being able to see yourself happy. But I would say the best thing I did was to contact a psychologist which I have been to the first time last Friday. It helps really much you can talk about how you feel and the psychologist will give you some tools to feel better and by time you will feel really happy again. I know how hard it is but remember that things will be better, it can be sooo hard to believe in sometimes, but when I am most down I am always holding on to that thought.

Hoped it helped

I think that sometimes when depression hits - and when things sounds like a Good idea for all of two seconds - its easier to just sit back and dismiss offered help. It takes no effort. And that's some of it. Its the allocating effort to a project that takes the effort.

Beside that its all this wonderful "help" that you know is not what you need. Some say pull your socks up and crack on... I agree in the early stages that might work but when its been going on a while pulling socks up is the least of it.

I don't know about YOUR depression - but sometimes it can be sorted by changing the circumstances around you - altering the people or the environment. That's good is you can get the energy to do it and you are sure after all THIS it will work.

Some times its the in balance of chemical washing over our brains. Either because of food or environment - or just as we are - if that's the case then there are a battery of ant depressants available and for the right people they can work wonders.

Before you start all that though can I just suggest you take a really stand back look at your life and surroundings.. try and determine the cause. Its a faster route to altering things so that YOU are happy.

Check also vit D3 levels.. its been found in recent times to have a SERIOUS baring on how we are and how we feel The levels of need have been greatly underestimated. 2000 IU is nothing - its a basic start - per day. Try it for a week and see how you feel.

And finally - if you are basically HAPPY being as you are .. then theee might not be a problem. Many times other people demand a show of a level of happiness - which would not be the levels natural to another person as we are all different - so consider how YOU feel.. if you are contented.. then it maybe you are as you are. x

And check out the false sweeteners as well - they might be having an effect.

same here
life is hard
no one wants to work but working is hard
go to college/studying is hard
so it's all hard
so I won't blame u if you prefer to be sad, it's natural
I would feel the same way if I were in your shoes.
My source of happiness is: the dark knight rises, jk2: jedi outcast.
One is a dark knight and one is an outcast

If you are 13 you should really get help in school and talk to someone. It is not normal to want to feel sad. Someone's it's due to low nutrition that causes us to feel depressed And with low energy. Please go to talk to a counselor you have your whole life ahead of you and you might miss out on great things by being lonely. Good luck and I really hope it gets better